Azerbaijan vs Upper middle income: Population in the largest city

Azerbaijan
41.5%
in 2025
Upper middle income
12.3%
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
35th
Upper middle income rank
36th

Population in the largest city over time

  • Azerbaijan
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Azerbaijan currently reports 41.5% against 12.3% in Upper middle income, a difference of 29.2%.

That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 3.4 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Azerbaijan has been ahead every year.

Azerbaijan ranks 35th and Upper middle income ranks 36th of 153 countries.

Azerbaijan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Azerbaijan Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 50.5% 17.5% 33.0% Azerbaijan
1970s 48.6% 18.0% 30.5% Azerbaijan
1980s 46.8% 16.5% 30.3% Azerbaijan
1990s 44.2% 14.8% 29.4% Azerbaijan
2000s 42.8% 13.2% 29.6% Azerbaijan
2010s 41.5% 12.3% 29.2% Azerbaijan
2020s 40.7% 12.1% 28.6% Azerbaijan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in the largest city, Azerbaijan or Upper middle income?
Azerbaijan, at 41.5% against 12.3% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in the largest city between Azerbaijan and Upper middle income?
29.2%, with Azerbaijan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Upper middle income?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Azerbaijan and Upper middle income rank globally for population in the largest city?
Azerbaijan ranks 35th and Upper middle income ranks 36th of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population in the largest city (% of urban population)
Unit
% of urban population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
196 places, 12,906 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.